Grade inflation makes choosing grads tough for employers
Recruitment Consultant 11/05 Issue 39
UK employers are having trouble recruiting good graduate workers because too many students are being awarded top grades, a new report has revealed.
Why the best leaders use their instinct
People Management, 10 Nov 2005
The most successful leaders are those who have an intuitive ability to read and adapt to changing business conditions.
A Fresh focus on building a brand that will hep you to attract the best talent
People Management, 10 Nov 2005
Can the conventional concept of brand management be applied to employers. A strong employer brand clearly increases an organisation's ability to attract and retain good people and reduce recruitment costs, turnover and sickness absence.
Executive Delay
Recruitment Consultant 11/05 Issue 39
Recruitment delays are costing average UK businesses two years in senior management time according to new research by resourcing specialists Executives Online.
Plan for a successor or lose out
Recruiter, 2 Nov 05
Poor succession planning is wiping £2bn a year from the stock market value of FTSE 350 companies
Bye-by to bad hires
Recruiter, 2 Nov 05
You'd think that a business that had identified that their recruitment process recorded only a 65% success rate would take action. But according to research from the Centre for Creative Leadership, 35% of all executives in a new job leave voluntarily, are terminated, or received a poor performance review within 18 months.
HR has to match employer and employee DNA
Human Resources Magazine, Nov 2005
What does HR mean to you? For me, HR is more fundamental than recruitment, remuneration, training and development. It's about how well an organisation marries its people to its core values and vision.
New age HR
Human Resources Magazine, Nov 2005
It's ironic: we're dealing with the most sophisticated beings on the planet - humans - and yet somehow we think that just sitting down once a year for an annual appraisal is going to be enough.
What motivates managers
Human Resources Magazine, Nov 2005
Managers look for jobs that are challenging and offer a sense of purpose. And they want to work for organisations that provide development opportunities, say Petra Cook and Richard Macmillan.
HR staff turnover triples in past year
People Management 27 October 2005
The number of HR professionals moving jobs has almost tripled in the past twelve months.
New Cabinet system saves £1m and increases diversity
People Management 27 October 2005
The Cabinet Office has announced a saving of £1 million following an overhaul of its recruitment programme for civil servants.
Online testing gets top score at Deloitte
People Management 27 October 2005
Graduate recruits at Deloitte who score highly in psychometric tests also perform well in their professional exams, the firm has found.
Masculine Wiles
People Management 27 October 2005
Instead of championing women's progression to the board, could HR be hindering it by using a competency framework that is biased towards men?
Double Edged Sword
People Management 27 October 2005
In today's business climate it's all too easy to go in search of the next larger-than-life leader - but what worked in the past may not work now.
Staff retention isn't only about money
People Management 27 October 2005
Offering employees more opportunities for personal development may be a better way of reducing staff turnover than raising salaries.
UK workers 'disgruntled'
Recruitment Consultant, 10/05 Issue 38
New research from online recruiter Jobsite has revealed an increasingly disgruntled UK workforce.
The Recruitment Conference 2006
Recruitment Consultant, 10/05 Issue 38
Now in its third year, The Recruitment Conference in 2006 will be held on March 16th at London's luxury five-star hotel the Landmark.
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